Escapism is a peculiar thing: By its very nature, it is
meant to help us escape from the real world through fiction, yet it seems to
affect us more the closer to reality it is. Maybe it’s because it helps give a
better view of our own lives through an outside observer, or maybe it’s just
because we like the idea of familiarity in an unfamiliar place, but for
whatever the reason this seems to be the case. Personally, I use escapist
fiction as therapy: A means for me to cathartically let free whatever pent-up
feelings and emotions I have, be they anger, melancholy, giddiness, thirst for
knowledge or what have you, in a way that doesn’t interfere with those around
me. With this idea of therapeutic escapism in mind, let’s look at today’s film.